Month: June 2021

The Fond du Lac Water Utility’s 2020 Consumer Confidence Report is now available online. All Public Water Systems in Wisconsin are required to publish an annual report by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. This report identifies detected contaminants,  compliance with drinking water rules, and educational language regarding the water distributed by the Fond du Lac Water Utility during the previous year. The 2020 Consumer Confidence Report is available at https://www.fdl.wi.gov/water/water- quality/water-reports/. If you […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee has voted to extend Wisconsin’s contentious land stewardship program for four years, rather than another decade as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wanted. The Joint Finance Committee also voted Thursday to provide half the funding for the stewardship program than Evers wanted. Evers proposed $70 million a year in borrowing authority and Republicans approved $32 million annually. That is currently the amount […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has decided to send postcards to more than 100,000 voters who may have moved but won't deactivate their registrations if they don't respond. The commission on Thursday decided to send the first of three postcard mailings later this month to 103,010 voters who may have moved. The postcards will warn the voters their registrations may be deactivated if they don't confirm their […]

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has ruled that a 19-year-old Wisconsin man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his grandparents in 2019 is criminally responsible for the deaths. Alexander Kraus, of Neenah, pleaded guilty last year to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the shooting deaths of Dennis and Letha Kraus at their home in Grand Chute in April 2019. But he also pleaded not guilty […]

After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, Fond du Lac’s Walleye Weekend is being held this weekend at Lakeside Park.  The event gets underway Friday afternoon and continues through Sunday and coincides with the Merc National Walleye Fishing Tournament.  Fond du Lac Festivals director Pete Wilke says safety will always be the priority.  "There's fewer events this year so there's more room to spread out,"  Wilke told WFDL news.  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Wisconsin GOP legislators are planning to fly to Arizona to watch a contentious review of 2020 ballots.  Six lawmakers and a legislative aide asked to travel to Phoenix on Friday, observe a recount of ballots in Maricopa County and return to Wisconsin on Saturday. The review has drawn criticism from around the country. Maricopa County's Republican-led board of supervisors called the review a […]

Several  prominent Republicans are thinking about running against Democratic Governor Tony Evers in 2022.  Evers announced his  re-election at the state party convention last weekend.   WisPolitics.com editor J.R. Ross says right now former Lieutenant Governor Rebecaa Kleefisch is the only potential  Republican  candidate who is currently making moves to get into the race.  Ross says if Kleefisch turns out to be the nominee she would be closely tied to former Governor Scott Walker.   Other […]